Getting creative with look up windows in Solomon
How you enter a name in the vendor or customer maintenance screens can improve finding last names. The trick is to remember to embed the symbol '@' in front of the last name. For instance if you are entering 1099 vendors in a vendor maintenance screen and you want these names to be displayed by last name first on the vendor listings, then you would enter them as: Firstname @LastName . For instance:
A second trick is to enter the as First Name ~LastName, using the tilde sign. This will cause the name to be flipped in Solomon so that the name is displayed for the saved record as Lastname @FirstName
But when the record is saved, it flips:
Most of our customers have forgotten the trick for the '~' flip option. Try it out and see which method work for you for finding personal names in the PV (Possible Value) look up fields when you hit F3.
Enjoy these keyboard tricks with your Solomon software.
Regards,
Jeff Cozens
